![A Palestinian groom and his bride take part in their marriage ceremony at a sit-in in support of Palestinian hunger-striking prisoners in Gaza on 11 May, 2017 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_12-A-Palestinian-groom-and-his-bride-take-part-in-their-marriage-ceremony-at-a-sit-in-in-support-of-Palestinian-hunger-striking-prisoners-in-Gaza080517_ASH_00-22-.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
![Kyrgyz women in traditional clothes stage a performance that displaying a tradition for the new born babies' 40th day named "Besik Toyu" or "Cradle Celebration"on 11 May, 2017 [Onur Çoban/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_11-Kyrgyz-women-in-traditional-clothes-stage-a-performance-that-displaying-a-tradition-for-the-new-born-babies20170511_2_23619638_21980398.jpg?w=683&h=1025&ssl=1 "Ethnosports Culture Festival in Istanbul")
Kyrgyz women in traditional clothes stage a performance that displaying a tradition for the new born babies’ 40th day named “Besik Toyu” or “Cradle Celebration”on 11 May, 2017 [Onur Çoban/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather in front of the UNESCO office during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israel jails in Gaza City, Gaza on 9 May 2017 [Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_12-Demonstration-in-solidarity-with-Palestinian-prisoners-in-Israel-jails-in-Gaza-City20170509_2_23571405_21897779-.jpg?w=509&h=340&ssl=1 "Demonstration in support of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails")
Palestinians gather in front of the UNESCO office during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israel jails in Gaza City, Gaza on 9 May 2017 [Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency]
![A Palestinian groom and his bride take part in their marriage ceremony at a sit-in in support of Palestinian hunger-striking prisoners in Gaza on 11 May, 2017 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_12-A-Palestinian-groom-and-his-bride-take-part-in-their-marriage-ceremony-at-a-sit-in-in-support-of-Palestinian-hunger-striking-prisoners-in-Gaza080517_ASH_00-22-.jpg?w=509&h=339&ssl=1 "2017_05_12 - A Palestinian groom and his bride take part in their marriage ceremony at a sit-in in support of Palestinian hunger-striking prisoners in Gaza080517_ASH_00 (22)")
A Palestinian groom and his bride take part in their marriage ceremony at a sit-in in support of Palestinian hunger-striking prisoners in Gaza on 11 May, 2017 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]
![A baby wolf is seen at Sanliurfa Golpinar Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 9 May, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_12-A-baby-wolf-is-seen-at-Sanliurfa-Golpinar-Wildlife-Rescue-and-Rehabilitation-Center-in-Sanliurfa-Turkey-20170509_2_23572596_21900073-.jpg?w=509&h=338&ssl=1 "Seven baby wolves in Sanliurfa")
A baby wolf is seen at Sanliurfa Golpinar Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 9 May, 2017 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]
![A man, in traditional clothes, poses for a photo during Ethnosports Culture Festival which takes place at Yenikapi Square in Istanbul, Turkey on 11 May, 2017 [Onur Çoban/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_11-A-man-in-traditional-clothes-poses-for-a-photo-during-Ethnosports-Culture-Festival-which-takes-place-at-Yenikapi-Square-in-Istanbul-Turkey20170511_2_23607423_21958487.jpg?w=479&h=320&ssl=1 "Ethnosports Culture Festival in Istanbul")
A man, in traditional clothes, poses for a photo during Ethnosports Culture Festival which takes place at Yenikapi Square in Istanbul, Turkey on 11 May, 2017 [Onur Çoban/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian farmers harvest cucumber in a field in the West Bank village of Nasariya east of Nablus on 1 May, 2017 [Ayman Ameen/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_01-Palestinian-farmers-harvest-cucumber-in-a-field-in-the-West-Bank-village-of-Nasariya-east-of-Nablus010517_AA_00-4.jpg?w=496&h=320&ssl=1 "A picture taken on May 1, 2017 shows Palestinian farmers harvest cucumber in a field in the West Bank village of Nasariya east of Nablus")
Palestinian farmers harvest cucumber in a field in the West Bank village of Nasariya east of Nablus on 1 May, 2017 [Ayman Ameen/Apaimages]
![People take part in a rally to mark May Day, International Workers' Day in Rabat, Morocco on 1 May, 2017 [Jalal Morchidi/ Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_01-eople-take-part-in-a-rally-to-mark-May-Day-International-Workers-Day-in-Rabat-Morocco20170501_2_23403921_21612637.jpg?w=213&h=320&ssl=1 "International Workers' Day in Morocco")
People take part in a rally to mark May Day, International Workers’ Day in Rabat, Morocco on 1 May, 2017 [Jalal Morchidi/ Anadolu Agency]